[6-K] HSBC Holdings PLC Current Report (Foreign Issuer)

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Portland General Electric (POR) – insider transaction disclosure

Director Michael A. Lewis filed a Form 4 reporting the acquisition of 3,873 common shares on 18 Jul 2025 at a stated price of $40.02 per share (transaction code “A”). After the grant, Mr. Lewis directly owns 15,446 POR shares. No derivative trades or additional reporting persons were listed.

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Financial Analyst

TL;DR: Small director share grant; minimal market impact.

The filing records a routine equity award to Director Michael Lewis, raising his direct stake to roughly 15.4k shares. At ~$40 per share, the transaction value is about $155k—insignificant relative to Portland General Electric’s market capitalisation. Because the code is “A,” this appears to be a non-purchase grant, so it offers limited signalling value versus open-market buying. I classify the disclosure as neutral for investors.

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of July

HSBC Holdings plc

42nd Floor, 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ, England

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F).

Form 20-F X Form 40-F  

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC

21 July 2025

Transaction in own shares

HSBC Holdings plc ("HSBC" or the "Company") announces that it has purchased for cancellation the following number of its ordinary shares of US$0.50 from Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc ("Morgan Stanley") as part of its buy-back announced on 6 May 2025.

UK Venues

Date of purchase:	21 July 2025
Number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each purchased:	3,200,186
Highest price paid per share:	£9.4120
Lowest price paid per share:	£9.2980
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	£9.3469

All repurchases on the London Stock Exchange, Aquis Exchange, Cboe Europe Limited (through the BXE and CXE order books) and/or Turquoise ("UK Venues") are implemented as "on Exchange" transactions (as such term is defined in the rules of the London Stock Exchange) and as "market purchases" for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006.

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Date of purchase:	21 July 2025
Number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each purchased:	1,924,000
Highest price paid per share:	HK$98.7000
Lowest price paid per share:	HK$98.3500
Volume weighted average price paid per share:	HK$98.5656

All repurchases on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("Hong Kong Stock Exchange") are "off market" for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006 but are transactions which occur "on Exchange" for the purposes of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and which constitute an "on-market share buy-back" for the purposes of the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs.

Since the commencement of the buy-back announced on 6 May 2025, the Company has repurchased 237,275,470 ordinary shares for a total consideration of approximately US$2,797.6m.

Following the cancellation of the shares repurchased on the UK Venues, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will consist of 17,430,339,067 ordinary shares with voting rights. There are no ordinary shares held in treasury. Cancellation of the shares repurchased on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange takes longer than those repurchased on the UK Venues and a further announcement of total voting rights will be made once those shares have been cancelled.

The above figure of 17,430,339,067 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (as it forms part of domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended), a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Morgan Stanley on behalf of the Company is available via the link below.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/9362R_1-2025-7-21.pdf

This announcement will also be available on HSBC's website at www.hsbc.com/sea

Enquiries to:

Lee Davis

Corporate Governance & Secretariat

shareholderquestions@hsbc.com

+44 (0)20 7991 8888

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

HSBC Holdings plc

By:

Name: Aileen Taylor

Title: Group Company Secretary and Chief Governance Officer

Date: 21 July 2025

FAQ

How many Portland General Electric (POR) shares did Director Michael A. Lewis acquire?

He reported acquiring 3,873 common shares.

What was the reported price for the acquired POR shares?

The Form 4 lists a price of $40.02 per share.

What is Director Lewis’s total POR shareholding after the transaction?

Following the acquisition, he directly owns 15,446 shares.

Was any derivative security activity disclosed in this Form 4?

No. Table II shows no derivative securities acquired or disposed of.